Chapter 15: Lao He and Juque

Yun'er exclaimed: "Brother!! But he could only watch Tian Yi fall.

Tian Yi thought to himself: "It's over~".

In the haze, he suddenly saw his father appear in front of him, and stretched out his hands to himself, Tian Yi held the sword with both hands and was about to let go to greet him, but his father's outstretched hands pushed him out, and his body fell into the river in an instant.

"Father"!! Tian Yi shouted, and when he opened his eyes, he was lying on the bed, just about to get up, but he felt sore and weak.

The house is already lit up, and it looks like it's night.

"Don't move, just wake up, see that you are scratched all over the body by the branches, but it scares my sister to death", it was Yun'er who spoke, holding a bowl of hot soup, "Fortunately, this old man happened to be standing by the river, pushing you to help you unload your force and fall into the water, otherwise you would have fallen into a pulp."

Tian Yi's eyes moved, and then the dim light was dimmed, and he saw a person standing on the side of the window, looking out of the window with his hands behind his back.

Looking at the figure, he is the Marquis of Pingling, and he is not an illusion.

"Father, is it really you"? Tian Yi blurted out.

"It seems that he hasn't woken up yet, and he's been talking nonsense", the man slowly turned his head and walked to the bed to look at Tian Yi.

Tian Yi took a closer look, this life really resembled the Marquis of Pingling, but he was dressed like an old peasant, and the most conspicuous thing was the thick and hard beard under the chin, which was completely different from his father's exquisite beard.

The thick, stiff, and black hair was haphazardly tucked together on the top of his head, but his father's white hair was neatly groomed.

"Uncle, it's my father's heart, please forgive me for being abrupt", Tian Yi apologized to the man.

"You call me uncle? I see that you are not much younger than me", the old man asked Tian Yi rhetorically.

Tian Yi sighed: "I can't hide it, I'm only 19 years old this year, and this appearance is caused by illness."

"There is such a strange disease"? The old man showed a strange expression, reached out and picked up Tian Yi's wrist, and took the pulse.

Tian Yi glanced at the old man to check his pulse, this look happened to catch a glimpse of the old man's hand, and by the light, Tian Yi saw that the crescent moon of the thumb of the old man's right hand was also black!!

The old man pondered as he took the pulse, and his expression became more and more strange.

"Your surname is Tian"? The two opened their mouths to ask each other almost at the same time.

"Yes, I am the second son of Tian Jian, the Marquis of Pingling of Qi State, my name is Tian Yi", Tian Yi replied first, "Uncle you"?

The old man shook his head: "I don't have the surname Tian, my surname is He, the villagers here call me Lao He, you can also call me Lao He."

"I know you're full of questions," Lao He said. "I'll tell you a story."

"About 50 years ago, Tian Zhang, the general of the Qi State, won a great victory against Yan and almost wiped out the Yan State."

"During the battle, his face was bruised by an arrow, which was a minor injury, but after healing, he relapsed continuously, and he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to Qi to recuperate."

"It's a poisoned arrow, an arrow soaked in silvertail grass poison", Tian Yi interjected again.

"yes, I didn't know it at the time."

"Tian Zhang had a marriage contract with the He family before he set out on the expedition, and the marriage was completed after returning to Qi."

"After marriage, I gave birth to a baby boy, but who knew that I was diagnosed by the doctor with a congenital disease and had a damaged heart."

"Tian Zhangben has a pure temperament and a docile personality. Who knew that since the injury and Qi Qi, his temperament has changed greatly, and he reprimands He every day, blaming all the blame for the misfortune of the family on He's family."

"He washed his face with tears all day long, and one day, he couldn't bear it anymore, ran away from home with the baby boy, and vowed not to meet Tian Zhang again, and he would have nothing to do with it in the future."

"After his wife ran away, Tian Zhang may have remorse and sent people to look around, He intends to hide, how can he find it."

"During this period, the king gave marriage, and Tian Zhang married the sister of Xiangguo Gongsun Gu."

In the following years, she gave birth to two sons in a row, both of whom suffered from heart diseases. Tian Zhang realized that he was wrong and regretted it, and soon fell ill and died of depression, and He never saw him again until he died.

"He took the baby boy and wandered around, seeking medical advice, which can be said to have gone through a lot of hardships."

"It took more than ten years to visit here, and learned that this disease is like the image of silvertail grass poisoning, and the shou wu essence can cure this poison, so I settled here and looked for the shou wu essence every day."

"He was tired for many years, and the oil ran out, and soon he left the boy and left."

"On his deathbed, He asked the boy not to admit that he was a member of the Tian family, which shows the depth of hatred for that Tian Zhang."

"You're the boy"?

"Yes".

"My grandfather didn't know it was poisoning at the time, and besides, poisoning could cause a big change in temperament."

"There is no need to defend him, he is not worthy of being a father at all".

"Why has no one ever mentioned these things to me?"

"Don't talk about you, I'm afraid even Tian Jian doesn't necessarily know."

Tian Yi also recounted his experience to Lao He, and said: "I didn't expect to meet my uncle here."

"Call me Lao He", Lao He didn't show half a happy look, "I climb here every day to look for Shou Wu Jing on top of this cliff."

"Shouwu will really become a jing?" Hearing Shouwu Jing, Tian Yi couldn't help but ask.

"That's just a legend, the so-called Shou Wu Jing is the thousand-year-old Shou Wu, after the Shou Wu grows to a thousand years, it will become very human-like, especially the head, the facial features can almost be distinguished, and they are all male and female in pairs, so they are jokingly called Shou Wu Jing."

"Did the uncle find the Shouwu essence"?

"I said don't call me uncle, call me Lao He", Lao He corrected expressionlessly, thought for a moment, and said: "How can it be so easy, it is better for you to live here from now on and follow me to find Shou Wu Jing."

"Then sister, let's go home first tomorrow and explain to Mr. Chao that I will live here in Lao He temporarily", Tian Yi said to Yun'er, who was stunned.

"Brother", Yun'er was still a little reluctant to leave.

Without waiting for Yun'er to say anything more, Tian Yi said again: "Sister, don't worry, wait until I find Shouwu Jing to heal my body, and then make plans."

"That's all there is to it." Yun'er's expression was gloomy, and she no longer persuaded her, and walked up the cliff along the path to return.

After sleeping all night, Tian Yi got up and moved, although his body was sore, but he was fine.

"Please ask Uncle He to take care of my brother", Yun'er reluctantly left.

Tian Yi took a look at a few thatched houses, which were very simple, and it seemed that Lao He was too lazy to take care of them.

There is a river next to the house, with a cliff at its back, the scenery is good, and it can also shelter from the wind.

Tian Yi looked up at the cliff, "Lao He has a strong rope, he really doesn't dare to use vines, he almost killed me."

"Wherever there is any rope, I climb with my bare hands," Lao He replied, "The medicine farmers in this neighborhood all climb with bare hands."

Lao He suddenly thought of something again, "You were holding that sword yesterday, it looked unusual, can you lend me a look."

Tian Yi entered the room and took it out from the side of the bed and handed it over, "Just look at it, it's just a worn-out sword."

Lao He took it and looked at the scabbard, there were words on it, "Only Tu Hu Daxian's true body can pull out this sword", Lao He read casually.

"Do you still know Donghu Wen"? Tian Yi glanced at Lao He, an old farmer-like Lao He.

"Weird"? Lao He asked rhetorically, "At the border of Yanhu, anyone who is a little bit of a little bit will learn some Hu Wen and can often use it."

"This is written without a beginning or an end, as if the former owner of the sword liked to joke", said, Lao He reversed the weight, "This sword is much heavier than ordinary swords, can you make it move"?

"I haven't tried it, I used to be taught by a swordsman master at home, although I remember some moves, but I am weak and have no strength to practice, and the masters flatter me, saying that I am a wizard of martial arts", Tian Yi said and felt funny, "This sword is used to tie vines and hold it easily."

Listening to Tian Yi's words, Lao He looked Tian Yi up and down, nodded for some reason, and then pulled out the sword casually.

There seemed to be words on the sword near the hilt, but it was covered by rust, Lao He found a stone to clear the rust, and two big characters appeared in front of him.

"Juque" !!